Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-05-19

May 3Oth. is decoration day.
Colby is surely booming as never be-
FORE
Geo. H. Hyatt is now keeping house
in his own residence.
BORN: May 18th, to Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Vancleave nine pound boy.
Frank Pingree went to Burlington yes
terday. He will remain about two weeks
this time
The G. A. r. army building is cover
ed and will soon be finished. 1t is splen-
did structure.
DR.. J. w. Martin will return this week
from De Kalb. Mo. His father is get
ting better now.
The annual school district election
must be held On the last Thursday in
June of each year.
]. P. Spiers, sole agent, and manu-
facturer of Excelsior fence machine at
Palmer, Kansas is in city.
The Rock Island has bought the Gen.
trail Branch and will extend that road
through to Colby we are reliably told.
E. A. Hall. has a well 1O7 jfeet deep
bored on his block northwest of the
Methodist church. He will soon erect one
of the handsOmest residences in Colby
His location is the best to begin with.
The Cat" has received one or two
communications of late with no name
signed. We say once for all that we will
not publish any communication unless
signed by party. We want this under
stood.
The Newell House company will have
the Newell House fully furnished and
open to the public in two weeks. Jas. s.
Warden is now here giving it his per-
sonal attention and when he takes hold
of!any matter it is sure to 80. Mr.. War
den will remain in Colby several days
looking after his many moneyed inter-
ests here
President Low says that the Rock Is
land will not build line west from HOr-
ton through the northern tier of counties
to Denver. Stockton Western News.
That is in accord with the plan already
known of the Rock Island building
through second "tier of counties" and
through Colby direct to Denver Col The
Rock Island is sure to come to Colby.
The Pioneer Bakery has secured the
services of MIR. Chas. Schum baker of
twenty years experience. This is an ex-
cellent thing for the Pioneer and will
put it upon equal footing with any
bakery in the west. The Pioneer Bakery
has new apartments lastly arranged. 1t
will have an elegant ice cream parlOr
soon and all that first-class bakery de-
mands
The case of E. NJ. Davis VS.. w. H.
Harrell came up for trial before Justice
Adams Tuesday. 1t was an action of for
chile entry and retainer. The answer of
defendant raised the question of title
and the case was consequently certified
to Dist court and will be disposed of
there next week. NJ. D. Lessenger and
G. w. Goodsoe appeared for plaintiff.
and J. E. Dodge, and A. c. Towne, of
Oakley, for defendant.
On Tuesday evening Chas. Francis
Adams. president of the Union Pacific
and Mr.. Cummings. the land commits
sioner. passed over the road going east.
MIR. Adams had telegraphed to Mr.. j. B.
McGonigal at Colby, to meet him here
and half dozen of Colby's leading men
were here. the special train came in
about p. m. and twenty minutes halt
was made, Messers. Adams and Cum
mings stepped of and held short public
conference with the Colby folks asking
many questions of them as to the re-
sources, trade and population. These
were answered in truthful way. They
assured the people that this branch
would soon be completed-In time for
their summer business certain and that
the telegraph might be extended at an
early day, as the material is all here.
The appearance and manner Of Mr..
Adams inspired the crowd with conf
dence in his assertions and will 60 far to
make the road friends among them.
This will be q new era in the affairs of
Thomas county, as it will make Colby
the shipping point for nearly all Of
northwest Kansas, and will compel the
B. & NJ to build west from Oberlin to save
her western traffic. The q. p always
has been the cheapest of any we have ev-
er had experience with and we have had